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Dow Corning® Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends

Create a Beauty and Skin Care Sensation

Set your innovative spirit free. It has never been easier to give your color cosmetics and skin care and sun care products the luxurious, silky feel of silicone elastomer gels.

With our patented new Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends, you can:

  • Gain greater formulation flexibility
  • Achieve compatibility with a wide range of organic ingredients, including natural oils and butters and sunscreen actives
  • Create clear formulations with organic components
  • Endow your products with a luxurious, dry, smooth, silky feel
  • Enhance the aesthetics of anhydrous and water-based formulations
  • Improve transfer resistance

For compatibility comparison and sensory performance data, download the product guide (PDF size = 1.7 MB) 

Give yourself new formulating options 

DOW CORNING® EL-8050 ID Silicone Organic Elastomer Blend

  • Volatile organic carrier – Isododecane
  • Smoothness and a silky, nongreasy skin feel
  • Enhances transfer resistance

DOW CORNING® EL-8051 IN Silicone Organic Elastomer Blend

  • Non-volatile organic carrier – Isodecyl Neopentanoate
  • A silky, lubricious skin feel
  • Superior smoothness
 Applications
DOW CORNING® brand ProductColor Cosmetics, FoundationsSkin CareSun CareClear Formulations
EL-8050 ID Silicone Organic Elastomer Blend
EL-8051 IN Silicone Organic Elastomer Blend

Excellent Fit  Good Fit

Benefit from intrinsic polar organic functionality 

Unlike similar products on the market today, the silicone elastomers in these unique blends are crosslinked with polar organic functionality. The result is:

  • Greater compatibility with a broader range of organic ingredients and actives
  • New opportunities to create products with the sensual feel of silicone elastomer gels ...  without compromising the clarity of your formulation 

GOBEYOND with Dow Corning 

Use Dow Corning® Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends to create luxuriously different color cosmetics and skin care and sun care products that stand out from the crowd.

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